Japanese symbol for “dietetics”
栄養学
えいようがく
Romaji: eiyougaku
dietetics; nutritional science
In Japanese, dietetics is 栄養学, read えいようがく (eiyougaku).
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Meanings
- n dietetics; nutritional science
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dietetics”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 食事療法学 | しょくじりょうほうがく shokujiryouhougaku | dietetics |
| 食養 | しょくよう shokuyou | dietetics |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栄養 | えいよう eiyou | nutrition; nourishment |
| 繁栄 | はんえい han'ei | prosperity; thriving; flourishing |
| 栄光 | えいこう eikou | glory |
| 見栄 | みえ mie | show; display; pretensions |
| 光栄 | こうえい kouei | honour; honor; glory |
| 栄え | はえ hae | glory; splendour; honour |
| 教養 | きょうよう kyouyou | (understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation |
| 養成 | ようせい yousei | training; education; development |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.